This review of the GlenAllachie 12 year old is the first of a series of five dedicated to entry-level original bottlings aged in ex-Sherry casks. It is also an opportunity to break a preconceived idea that all distilleries have a centenary tradition and an unbroken track in the whisky world.
After exploring ex-bourbon cask whisky, I am moving on to look at the other side of the barrel ageing coin. This post is an introduction to Sherry cask whisky ageing, Stay tuned for more reviews of easy-to-find, original bottling, sherry-forward single malts.
With my exploration of entry-level, Single Malt Whiskies aged only in ex-bourbon casks coming to an end, it is time to round up my impressions. Like a little game of “Kiss-Marry-Kill”, but for whisky.
This Altmore 12 year old review completes my exploration of entry-level single malts exclusively aged in ex-bourbon casks, but more importantly it made me discover how small the single malt market really is
Today I review the Deansto 12 year old, another single malt exclusively aged in bourbon casks. By the end of it, I learned an important lesson about objective quality vs personal taste
For today’s bourbon-cask matured single malt review, today I check out the Glencadam 10 year old. Does this delicate dram live up to the love it gets from Whisky aficionados?
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TL:DR: A vanilla bomb, possibly cloying for some, yet an ideal introductory dram for new whisky drinkers Vote*: 6, Good stuff *Votes are based on the scoring scale used by… Read More »Tomatin Legacy review: a pleasant and unexpected Holiday encounter
TL:DR: simple yet not without character. Appropriately named for the cask influence it shows. Vote*: 5.5, Between Average and Good *Votes are based on the scoring scale used by Dramface,… Read More »Aberlour 12 year old Double Cask Matured review
TL:DR: The nice aromas on the nose don’t redeem a watery dram. Triple distilled for smoothness, neutered once diluted to 40%. Vote*: 4.5 Shows some promise and almost gets to… Read More »Auchentoshan 12 year old, Delicate and Layered review: Delicate perhaps. Layered, perhaps not.